تَأَمَّلconsider كَيفَhow يَبعَثُhe awakens ليfor me غَراماpassion
تَأَمَّل كَيفَ يَبعَثُ لي غَراما
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle هَزَّhe sways مِنfrom هَيفٍslenderness of waist قَواماa figure
إِذا ما هَزَّ مِن هَيفٍ قَواما
Contemplate how he awakens passion in me
Consider how he awakens passion in me,
whenever he sways his slender form;
Whenever he sways his slender-waisted form.
وَيُعرِضُand he turns away خيفَةَfor fear of الرُقَّباthe watchers عَنّيfrom me
وَيُعرِضُ خيفَةَ الرُقَّبا عَنّي
وَيُهديand he sends ليto me بِحاجِبِهِwith his eyebrow سَلاماa greeting
وَيُهدي لي بِحاجِبِهِ سَلاما
he turns away from me for fear of the watchers,
And he turns away from me for fear of the watchers,
yet sends me a greeting with his glances.
And sends me a greeting with his eyebrow.
تَعالىexalted is اللَهُGod ماhow أَدناهُnear he is مِنّيto me
تَعالى اللَهُ ما أَدناهُ مِنّي
مُجاوِرَةًin proximity وَأَبعَدَهُand how distant he is مَراماas an object of desire
مُجاوِرَةً وَأَبعَدَهُ مَراما
Exalted is God—how near he is to me,
Exalted is God! How near he is to me
as I dwell beside him, yet how far beyond my reach!
As a neighbor, yet how far beyond my reach!
وَماand how أسناهُradiant he is فيin عَينَيَّmy eyes وَجهاًin countenance
وَما أسناهُ في عَينَيَّ وَجهاً
وَماand how أَحلاهُsweet he is فيin سَمعيmy hearing كَلاماin speech
وَما أَحلاهُ في سَمعي كَلاما
How splendid his face is in my eyes,
And how radiant his face is in my eyes,
how sweet his speech is to my ear,
And how sweet his speech is to my ears!
وَأَطوَعَنيand how obedient I am لَهُto him فيin الحُبِّlove أَمراًin matters of command
وَأَطوَعَني لَهُ في الحُبِّ أَمراً
وَأَعصانيand how disobedient I am لِعُذّاليto my reproachers مَلاماin matters of blame
وَأَعصاني لِعُذّالي مَلاما
how obedient I am to his command in love,
And how obedient I am to his commands in love,
and how I defy my reproachers’ blame!
And how defiant I am of my reproachers' blame!
